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Be it known that I, V. N, MITCHELL, of Concord, in the'county of Cabarras, -and State of North Carolina, have iriveiited anew and useful Improvement in Carriage-Pole; and I do hereby declare that thel following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same.

y reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming partof this specification, in which- Figure '1 is a rear view of my improved double-curved carriage-pole. Figure 2 is a bottom view of the same.

Figure 3 is,a side View oi' the same, showingthe curvedform of the hind erid ci' tho pole below the elliptic spring, when the fore-wheels are turned round.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in the construction of poles for carriages and vehicles of any kind, mountedy on elliptic springs7 and consists in formingthe pole double, or making it of tivo pieces of tim ber, joined together at the point, and secured, side by side, back to the double-tree or splinter-bar, where the two hind ends of the pole spread, and are curved downwards, to be attached to the front axle of the carriage,

in any suitable manner, so that the vehicle can be turned, and the pole be properly elevated, without coming in contact with the elliptic sp1-ing. l v

A represents the front axle of a vehicle, B the head-blo ck, and C the lower' part of an ordinary'elliptic spring. The tongue or pole is formed oftw'o pieces ot' timber, a a, joined at the fore end, and fastened to a block, b, that is set under and bolted to the splinter-bar D. The rear ends of the two pieces a a are spread apart and curved downwards, as shown in figs. Qiand 3, in such a manner that the pole has the proper elevation, while the downward-curved ends allow the vehicleto be turned around without bringing the spring C in contact with them,

'as sh'o'wn in fig. 3. .The curved endsot` the double pole arc strengthened by iron straps, c c, on the under side,-

by which they are connected with the axle A. v

Having described myinvention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Y The improved carriage-pole, formed of two pieces of timber, a a, firmly secured together at the front end, and spread and curved downwards at'the hind ends, to prevent said pole from coming in Contact with the elliptie springs C, when the vehicle is tiirned, as herein'shownfand described.

` i V. N. MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

J osEPH MISENHEIMER, JoHN L. SHINN. 

